Abdominal angiostrongyliasis with involvement of liver histopathologically confirmed: a case report

Abdominal angiostrongyliasis with involvement of liver histopathologically confirmed: a case report

Human abdominal angiostrongyliasis is a zoonotic disease caused by ingestion of the L3 larvae of Angiostrongylus costaricensis. The human infection gives rise to a pathological condition characterized by acute abdominal pain, secondary to an inflammatory granulomatous reaction, marked eosinophilia a...

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Main Authors:	José Luis Quirós, Ernesto Jiménez, Raúl Bonilla, Isabel Arce, Cristian Hernández, Yendry Jiménez
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo 2011-08-01
Series:	Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:	Angiostrongylus costaricensis Eosinophilic gastroenteritis Abdominal angiostrongylosis Hepatic lesions Eosinophilic hepatitis
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652011000400008&lng=en&tlng=en

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